[Bug 1886300] Re: rename.ul refuses to rename links that don't resolve (regression)

[Mauricio Faria de Oliveira]

Patch applied upstream [1].
Next steps are to apply it downstream in Debian and Ubuntu.

[1] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-
linux.git/commit/?id=477239ce0d60384642b51c950688136fdefec815

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Title:
  rename.ul refuses to rename links that don't resolve (regression)

Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in util-linux source package in Eoan:
  Confirmed
Status in util-linux source package in Focal:
  Confirmed
Status in util-linux source package in Groovy:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  rename.ul refuses to rename links that don't resolve.

  bionic rename.ul renames links whether or not they resolve (util-linux
  2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.6).

  focal rename.ul refuses to rename links that don't resolve
  (regression) (util-linux 2.34-0.1ubuntu9).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: util-linux 2.34-0.1ubuntu9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-21.25-generic 5.4.27
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-21-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  Date: Sat Jul  4 20:38:06 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-05 (90 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Beta amd64 (20200331)
  ProcEnviron:
   LC_TIME=en_DK.utf8
   TERM=screen
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: util-linux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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